The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-11-30
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Ten. Ilte in rAls..ins-A Happy n1lss-


enoe when It Doesn't Rain.
Jenin is about three days ride from
Jerusalem. The first day takes one up
ever Scopus, from whence is obtained
che best FAR off view OF the Holy City,
past Gibeah. where David permitted the
murder of Saul S seven sonss past Ranall,
where Rachel mourned for her children;
past the bethel of Jacob and past the
somber rock country Of Judea, country
for the weird pencil of A. Dore; to SinjilsI
where the first night is gladly spent after
such a days battling with the aggrayslt-
ing stony paths. a land flowing with
milk and honey Palestine may have been,
but as most tourists see barren Judea first
it would seem as If the milk must have
become curdled and petTitied into these
present. very present rocks. Honey, too;
aud man thinks Indignantly OF that imi-
tation stuff to which they are now re
duced and which they have the assurance
to proffer here IN tins supposed honeyed
land.
After this insult added to the already
potent injury Of the stones and rocks,
tired mortal halls his tent with Joy. halls
even those iron structures on which we
are spending a third of our time, and the
bedding of which IS not so hard as pine
/; board, neither is it elder down by long
shot. Yet You clinglto that bedding with
strong desire as, at 8 or 6 in the morn
ing as may be, the dragoman comes to
call you. Coffee is served IN half hour,
the men are already beginning the un-
cording Of your tent, so you must arise
whether or no. In another half hour all
are supposed to be ready to mount and
be off, thus taking advantage of the cool
and delicious early day. a rest of a
couple of hours is made for luncheon
(Which has been brought ON donkey
bac1), and. for n lounge for you, and, If
the rood may be applied, for the horses
also. Arriving at the days journeys S
end, one is highly gratified to find every
thing set up as marvelously as it disap-
pearcd while taking his morning coffee.
Dinner is served at hnlf past and the
evening is passed IN conversation, cards,
or in writing up journal, for carly to rise
means early 10 bed. Some one has said
that this combination means healthy,
wealthy and wise, but don't believe it,
except for Palestine.
For tent life is q happy one-when it
doesn't rain. Even if il do, your canvas
house is, it is to be hoped. of double
thickness and well corded down by Arabs
who have been doing just that same !
thing all their lives. Against dampncss,
largo rugs are always spread upon which
the bed and Yasllstand are always set up,
and which makes pretty harmony with
the inner canvas covering which has been{
gayiy adorned in sort of Oriental patch
work, the effort of Cairene art ideas, and
presents an inviting appearances cool by
day and warm by something like
the Irisllnlan's whisky, cold IN summer
and hot in winter. With your chair in
the doorway, or reclining by the adjust
able window, you settle down to Baede-
ker or stanley or Hepworth Dixon, fcel-
/ ing quite sure that the tent arrangement
is the most sensible mode of living vet
invented-for Palestine. Particularly is
this tl:uc il. at this juncture, Hassans
makes his appearance with cup of tea,
which he always has ready on your COM
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